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    Can the RTL8125B NIC be used with pfsense now?

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      oberzhang
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      I have checked many websites and some say yes and some say no. I would like to ask if the latest version of pfsense 2.6.0 is now supported?
      Can anyone help me? Thank you so much!

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        fireodo @oberzhang
        last edited by fireodo

        @oberzhang said in Can the RTL8125B NIC be used with pfsense now?:

        I would like to ask if the latest version of pfsense 2.6.0 is now supported?

        Hi,

        pfsense 2.6.0 is based on FreeBSD 12.3-STABLE - so if FreeBSD 12.3-STABLE is supporting that Chip then pfsense 2.6.0 will do it also, if not ... ;-)

        Edit: Maybe you can try the way described here:

        https://administrator.de/knowledge/realtek-treiber-1-97-00-fuer-pfsense-2-60-ce-und-22-01-oder-22-05-plus-3352223154.html

        and here: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1064399

        Regards,
        fireodo

        Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
        SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
        pfsense 2.8.0 CE
        Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          Yeah, you need the alternative Realtek driver to use it.

          Steve

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            A Former User
            last edited by A Former User 

            pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-197.00.pkg

pkg install -f -y realtek-re-kmod-197.00.pkg

            Supported devices:
            RTL8401-RTL8402
            RTL8411-RTL8411B
            RTL8125-RTL8125B(S)(G)
            RTL8168B-RTL8168E-RTL8168H
            RTL8111DP-RTL8111EP-RTL8111FP
            RTL8101E-RTL8102E-RTL8103E-RTL8105E-RTL8106E-RTL8107E
            RTL8111B-RTL8111C-RTL8111D-RTL8111E-RTL8111F-RTL8111G(S)-RTL8111H(S)-RTL8118(A)(S)-RTL8119i-RTL8111L-RTL8111K

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              Help Group @oberzhang
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              @oberzhang

              fetch -v https://pkg.opnsense.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/snapshots/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-196.04.txz

pkg install -f -y realtek-re-kmod-196.04.txz
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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                There's no need to fetch it separately, you can just pkg add it dircetly:

                pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-197.00.pkg

                Then create the file /boot/loader.conf.local and add the lines to it:

                if_re_load="YES"
if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"

                Steve

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                  oberzhang
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                  Thank you all so much, my problem has been solved. This is the first time I have seen this kind of responsive community. It's awesome.
                  On the other hand, I would also like to ask if the driver for the intel 225v3 is also supported on pfSense？.
                  It is better to teach someone to fish than to teach them to fish. Can you give me your path to find a solution to the problem? Thank you very much!

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                    A Former User @oberzhang
                    last edited by

                    @oberzhang

                    On the other hand, I would also like to ask if the driver for > the intel 225v3 is also supported on pfSense？

                    The Intel i225-V (B3) or in short i225v3 is the one you will have together with pfSense! It is the corrected version without causing any problems and fully supported by
                    the FreeBSD driver. In my eyes and meaning it is better
                    then the other bott i225v1 and i225v2.

                    There are also other variants on the market like i225-LM
                    and they are causing absolutely no problems in pfSense.

                    Only for or with the Intel i226 you should wait until the pfSense version 2.7 is released or for home usage you
                    could try out 2.7 devel. But here also you should if you
                    can perhaps better go with the i226-LM version.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yes, it is supported. To find out if it is check the source:

                      https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/RELENG_2_6_0/sys/dev/igc/igc_hw.h#L18

                      Steve

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                        oberzhang
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                        I'm using the official 2.6.0 image provided. However, my device does not recognize the i225 v3 NIC properly, is there something wrong?

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          What's the PCI ID? Check the output of pciconf -lv

                          What error is shown in the boot logs?

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                            oberzhang
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                            b6da9084-3ec2-4741-b2ad-70278a7e48cc-image.png Sorry, I can't read it!

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Well is shows the chip is 8086:15F2 which is supported by the igc driver in 2.6. It's also not the i225-V that had the issues with rev <3. So I would expect that to work. Check the boot log for attach errors at boot.

                              Steve

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                                A Former User @oberzhang
                                last edited by

                                @oberzhang

                                I'm using the official 2.6.0 image provided.

                                This is even the best! Original downloaded from the
                                pfSense servers and you can´t go wrong with it.

                                However, my device does not recognize the i225 v3
                                NIC properly, is there something wrong?

                                I can´t see the i225v3 but I am able to see the i225-LM
                                and it looks like it was recognized by pfSense.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  It's showing as an unrecognized there. `'noneX' indicates a device with no driver has attached to it.

                                  If the driver is trying and failing to attach there will be errors shows in the boot log.

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                                    kingpinjimi @stephenw10
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                                    @stephenw10 I am trying to add a realtek card to my system as well, but I am a complete noob. I have pulled the realtek package in and installed it, however I do not know how to complete this part-

                                    Then create the file /boot/loader.conf.local and add the lines to it:

                                    if_re_load="YES"
                                    if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"

                                    Can you please tell me how to complete this part?

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      At the command line run: `ee /boot/loader.conf.local``
                                      That will open the file in EasyEditor. Add those two lines to the file and save it.
                                      Then reboot to apply that.

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                                        atafm2 @stephenw10
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                                        @stephenw10
                                        Hi, I am having issues getting the RTL8125B driver installed on 2.6.0
                                        Do you mind taking a look to see what i am doing wrong?
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                                        Thanks :)

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Use:

                                          pkg-static add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_4/All/realtek-re-kmod-197.00.pkg

                                          See: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1100295

                                          Steve

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                                            atafm2 @stephenw10
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                                            @stephenw10
                                            Worked Great!
                                            Thank you for the quick reply <3

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